Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Well, That's Just Fucking Great

The minute I join a gym, science decides to stop making exercise an effective way of burning fat.
The authors conclude that while people do burn more fat when they are exercising than when they are not, they have no greater ability to burn fat over the next 24 hours than on days when they are couch potatoes.

“If you exercise and replace the calories you burn, you’re no better — with regard to how much fat you burn off — than if you didn’t exercise,” says Melanson. “It’s not that exercise doesn’t help with weight loss,” says Melanson. “It’s that it’s harder to lose weight with exercise than diet.”

I gotta do rice cakes and eat grass? Really? :(

Saw this first a few weeks ago HERE.

2 comments:

Nerdhappy said...

HORRIBLY MISLEADING QUOTE:
“If you exercise and replace the calories you burn, you’re no better — with regard to how much fat you burn off — than if you didn’t exercise,”

ADJUSTED QUOTE:
“If you exercise and replace the calories you burn, you’re no better — with regard to how much fat you burn off — than if you didn’t exercise and didnt eat a thing. Disgregarding of course the fact that you improved your cardio-vascular health, toned your current muscle mass, and demonstrated positive will power.”

Xmastime said...

absolutely right - like with those marathon runner, who didnt lose weight but in a CO2 test most went from "might die tomorrow" to "superior."